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Dennis Eggington Dennis Eggington i(A152128 works by) (a.k.a. Professor Dennis Eggington)
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Noongar / Nyoongar / Nyoongah / Nyungar / Nyungah/Noonygar
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BiographyHistory

'Dennis Eggington is a Noongar man whose country lies around the town of Manjimup. He has been the Chief Executive Officer of the Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia since 1995. He spent time serving a number of Aboriginal community controlled organisations such as the Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service and the Western Australian Aboriginal Media.

Dennis was formerly a school teacher in NSW and the Northern Territory. He has sat on the Aboriginal Advisory Committee for the Centre for Aboriginal Studies at Curtin University. (Source: www.treaty.murdoch.edu.au)

Most Referenced Works

Personal Awards

2022 recipient Order of Australia Member of the Order of Australia (AM) For significant service to the Indigenous community of Western Australia.
2010 Person of the Year National NAIDOC Awards
2007 winner John Curtin Medal for his 

vision of social justice for Aboriginal people based on fundamental human rights and a 'fair go' for all.

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